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Jack Dawe wrote in post #18866561
European Goldfinch

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Very nice work, Jack. Your goldfinch surely is pretty.

LD, or Mike
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Capn Jack wrote in post #18866857
Some sort of sparrow, San Francisco Bay

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OhLook wrote in post #18866894
Those are common here. They're the plainest birds that visit our yard. Not sparrows. Bigger, almost dove size. Their call is plain as well, just a brief chirp. I found the species name once and unfortunately forgot it.

That's a California towhee, as common as sparrow, but not sparrow

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TedEllis wrote in post #18866668
Mating display! Yellow crowned night heron.

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Enjoy.

Wow...what a terrific shot, Ted. That's an incredible display. Makes me think of a peacock.

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Bjarne Hemmingsen wrote in post #18866844
Another big WAUW from me….

Thank you very much, Bjarne!

Bjarne Hemmingsen wrote in post #18866849
(Sylvia conspicillata) - Spectacled Warbler from my trip to Extremadura 2 weeks ago...

Stunning shots, so sharp!

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shalu wrote in post #18866726
Thank you very much for your nice comments, Mike, Melissa, Bob and Ted! Bob, they are performing a "rushing" ritual, literally running on water.

Stunning shot, Ted!

White-tailed kite juveniles

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You sure got that shot at the right moment. It gives the impression that those two siblings are quite close with one another. Very nice, Shalu.

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Soarman wrote in post #18866799
California State bird, California Quail

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Nice California quail shot, Darrell. This has been a good year for quail. I'm finding them in spots that I rarely see them.

LD, or Mike
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graham121 wrote in post #18866834
Silver Gull

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Awesome!

Bob

shalu wrote in post #18866836
Thank you very much, Robert!

Killdeer

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Nice one, Shalu. It appears as though this killdeer is trying to get you away from it's nest.

LD, or Mike
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turkeytamer41 wrote in post #18866860
Yellow headed black bird

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Very nice...I really like this shot.

LD, or Mike
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graham121 wrote in post #18866889
Female Australasian Wood Duck

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Super nice shot, Graham. Because of the shape of the bill, we'd prolly call this bird a goose here in the US...interesting.

LD, or Mike
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shalu wrote in post #18866910
Thank you very much, Bjarne!

Stunning shots, so sharp!

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That surely is a nicely done, humerus shot, Shalu.

LD, or Mike
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Lame-Duck wrote in post #18866934
Super nice shot, Graham. Because of the shape of the bill, we'd prolly call this bird a goose here in the US...interesting.

Indeed Mike, the other, less common name for it here is the Maned Goose.

I guess being duck sized counts for more than having a goose shaped bill... lol

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Green-winged Teal (drake)

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